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PNB Motions

Below are PNB motions passed to create policy and procedure

Monthly Reporting of Financial Information to LSBs

Finance

That, the station General Managers shall provide monthly station financial reports (Income Statements) to their respective Local Finance Committees, when they close their books each month, at the time they transmit their information to the national finance office.

Active Membership

Finance

That the National Finance Committee in concert with Pacifica Management and the Elections Committee build or identify an information management system that accurately tracks the number of active members (including persons who have contributed $25 or more or who have volunteered 3 hours or more during the previous 12 months) by the June PNB meeting. The intent of this resolution is to enable a monthly report of active membership.

Policy on Reporting Fundraising Information

Finance

That the LSB Treasurers in concert with the local General Managers shall receive the key benchmark report (MEMSYS) of membership data, fulfillment rates, pyramid ratios, renewal rates, pledge fulfillment rate, on-air fundraising reports. The GM’s shall also provide a verbal report from the GM to the LSB’s showing the number of days for each fund drive, and the LSB Finance Committees shall receive such monthly MEMSYS reports from LSB Treasurers.

Monthly Expense Line Items

Finance

That quarterly expense line items that are at least 10% at least or $10,000 (non including amounts under $1000) whichever is lesser, over budget for the months shall be explained in written notes that accompany the quarterly income statements; the GMs will make these notes for each unit and the CFO will make the notes for the national unit and the PRA. The CFO will make monthly notes for the national office and PRA quarterly. If there is a meaningful financial variance at any station between these periods, the CFO shall provide a short written explanation of same.

Inter-unit Transfers

Finance

That:
a) The National Finance Committee shall be notified of all unbudgeted interdivision transfers of funds, of the reason for the transfer, and of the repayment or reimbursement schedule, if any is applicable;
b) that any unbudgeted interdivision transfer of funds in excess of $5000 shall require approval by the National Finance Committee; and that any unbudgeted interdivision transfer of funds in excess of $20,000 shall require approval by the PNB.

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Preservation of One Month Operating Reserve

Finance

It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the Financial Policy of The Network that each station unit and the National Office shall budget have at the end of the year one month operating reserve. The finance committee will further develop a policy on surplus reserves within this fiscal year.

Unbudgeted inter-unit transfers

Finance

Whereas the PNB passed a resolution at its Aug. 28, 2004 teleconference meeting requesting that the National Finance Committee develop a policy for unbudgeted inter unit transfers to be brought before the PNB for approval at the October 2004 PNB meeting,

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Loan proposal

Finance

Because of the responsibility of the Pacifica Board to leverage contributions of our listeners, the CFO is hereby instructed to investigate, and report to Pacifica's Finance Committee, the terms and conditions that would attach to a loan of (1) $25 million dollars and/or (2) $50 million.
10/04 Referred to NFC and LSB finance committee for comments

WBAI budget

Finance

Whereas the PNB recognizes both the concerns of the WBAI LSB and the management and whereas the PNB needs to adopt a FY05 budget for Pacifica, the PNB hereby chooses to approve the WBAI Budget Proposal #3, and directs the National Finance Committee to revisit said budget by November 15, 2004; and further endorses the National Finance Committee requirement that the WBAI LSB, Management, the Executive Director, and the Chief Financial Officer work to improve the WBAI fundraising performance and premium fulfillment.
10/04

Archives budget line

Finance

That the PNB choose the budget without central services ( 3%) and that in 6 months the Archive conduct a real cost analysis of the whole Archive budget.
10/04

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